Regardless of what happens in the playoffs, the Detroit Pistons’ biggest need in the offseason is to land a second creator and scorer, and that’s exactly what happens in a recent mock draft.
Bleacher Report had the Pistons selecting Labaron Philon from Alabama with their first-round pick, a sophomore combo guard averaging nearly 22 points per game this season.
Philon is a quick lead guard who isn’t really a point guard, more of the type of creator and scorer in the Tyrese Maxey mold, which is a guy Philon often gets compared to.
Labaron Philon has blown up in his second season, more than doubling his scoring average, and his numbers are looking more like Maxey’s from the NBA, as Philon is shooting 51 percent from the floor and 40 percent from 3-point range, so he’s efficient even though he puts up a lot of shots.